My wife and I are probably the last to find a good restaurant. We are the last to wear clothes that aren't jeered at by kids at the bus stop. We are the last to see the biggest movie of all time. The last to discover good music. The last to find a sale at the store. It would only be fitting then that we are probably the last to discover the most moving musical since West Side Story.
Les Miserables
Are you kidding me? Why hasn't anyone slapped me across the face and screamed, "Snap out of it!" A-la Moonstruck? I should have been wearing a sign that said, "Hasn't seen Les Mis" with a sad, downtrodden French youth on the back with a tear coming down. We should have had our house toilet-papered hundreds of times by now.
We saw it over the weekend at Tuachahn. Let me say that the venue alone would have been sufficient to move me. But the play was incredible. I have been moved by productions before: Top Gun, Where the Red Fern Grows, Savannah Smiles. The Classics. But this, this was different. It had a message, it had meaning. Once again, I am talking about something and excited about something that people have known for years. It's like I just discovered the gospel, and everyone else has known the truth for years.
Thank you for being patient with us. Thank you for not making fun, at least in front of us. We are one of you know. We can talk about it. We can share.
We can sing "Master of the house".
3 comments:
I am so glad you have found "The One". I read the book in High School (AMAZING - DON'T READ THE ABRIDGED VERSION) When I saw the stage production I couldn't think of anything else for days. I was ruined for almost any other production.
I thought Phantom of the Opera had good music, but the story was seriously lacking. Lion King had great outfits, but nothing else compelling.
Then there came Wicked. Finally there was something that I could put up there to compare. I still don't know if I could say it is as good as Les Miserables, but it really speaks to me and moves me.
I recommend you and your wife do what you can to get tickets to Wicked when it comes to Capitol Theater in the spring. You won't regret it. There...now you know, and you won't be the last to see that one!!
Well I guess I am glad that I didn't know what bad people you were all these years. That being said, no I am sure you are running out to buy the sound track. I just have to say to not get the original cast version. You want the 20th anniversery concert. It has the allstar cast from the whole 20 years. You won't regret it.
I can sing every word to every song. It was a just a little musical thing I went through in jr. high. I don't really talk about it that much. Maybe I will just leave it at that.
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